The Tao says: «He who persists is a person of purpose.» Life is not understandable, but it has an intrinsic meaning -whatever position we occupy in society, and however little or much we can do-: if you are, you are worth.
According to contemporary philosophy, pursuing goals and objectives – exercise, family, financial success, academic achievement – is all very well, but that’s not really meaningful or what gives meaning to life. In contrast, the sense will be in know why those objectives are pursued.
Does what I’m doing matter to me?
Taking action to give meaning to every moment of life
We move, we meet new people, we have new experiences, we find new ideas and we grow old. As we change, our values transform, as does the sense of purpose, in which must work continuously.
So finding value or meaning in life does not depend on a single moment, nor is it an ephemeral sensation. The meaning of life transcends in any situation that one faces, but it will depend entirely on each person to maintain it.
Aëla Labbé
What is a meaningful life like?
The meaning or value of life is like an equation: add or subtract value variables and you will get more or less meaning, respectively. So if you feel purposeless because you’re not developing in your profession as you dreamed, theoretically, you could find value or purpose in other realmssuch as family or friendship relationships, volunteering, travel or creative activities.
For a life to be valuable or meaningful, need not be unique. According to the philosopher Iddo Landau, author of the book Finding Meaning in an Imperfect WorldBelieving that something ‘special’ is linked to the value of life is another mistake that many people make.
Aëla Labbé
What can you do to live meaningfully?
Identify what is really important
Write five things that you think are the essence of how you want to live life. This can include things like «family time» or «singing every day.» You could also include more complex ideas, such as «honesty» or «simplicity.»
Nurture and share your passions
Every time you work on something you love, it creates joy in you. Finding a way to use your passions to give back to the world will give your life maximum meaning.
know yourself
Be aware of you and your actions. Stay aware of what you do at all times and make sure you live life according to your principles and what you are passionate about. Review your actions every day, and take inventory of those that got out of control. Work to correct any incidents in the future. Meditation is a great tool to achieve this.
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